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Money That Grows On Trees

Posted by michael on from the money-for-nothing dept.

parvez1 submits this piece about a process that uses plants to soak up and accumulate contaminants - and gold - from near gold-mining sites. Then the plants are harvested for their metal content. The plants aren't bio-engineered - he's taking advantage of the natural tendency for certain plants to accumulate heavy metals.

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  1. Heh by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    I like this guy, he's able to piss off tree-huggers and anti-mining people at the same time.

  2. Been doing that already... by Jace+of+Fuse! · · Score: 5, Funny

    Anybody who has ever played Animal Crossing knows that if you run around shaking enough trees eventually a bag of money will fall out.

    Just be careful, some of them have bee hives.

    --

    "Everything you know is wrong. (And stupid.)"

    Moderation Totals: Wrong=2, Stupid=3, Total=5.
  3. from the money-for-nothing dept. by rdsmith4 · · Score: 5, Funny

    If only they'd get working on "chicks for free."